Chapter 705:

Verruckt strode toward her, his presence overwhelming. His gaze, unreadable as stone, never left her.

“From this point forward, no one wears perfume here,” he declared.

From this point forward? That phrase hung in the air, heavy with unspoken implications. It meant she wasn’t going to die just yet.

Allison’s lips curled into a faint, almost reluctant smile as she nodded. “Okay, Mr. Shaw.”

The security team in black finally escorted Verruckt out, and the researchers, too intimidated to even glance at Allison, returned to their workstations.

Jareth asked, his voice tinged with uncertainty, “Mr. Shaw, should we take care

casual air. “No need. Keep her

sir,” Jareth responded

The maintenance crew had arrived and was inspecting the

is top-notch. How did they

who installed the

had thickened with unease; none of the researchers

can of iced coffee. She opened it with deliberate calm, pouring it into her

workers, having reconnected the pipe, turned their attention to the malfunctioning microwave. One of them muttered, “That could’ve been a real

come on. The worst that would’ve happened is

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